Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30PM Thursday 
SVRFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Spalding County in west central Georgia... Northeastern Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Pike County in west central Georgia... Monroe County in central Georgia... Upson County in west central Georgia... Butts County in central Georgia... Northwestern Jones County in central Georgia... Southwestern Newton County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Henry County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Crawford County in central Georgia... Jasper County in central Georgia... Lamar County in west central Georgia...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 949 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kelleytown to near Highland Mills to near Wooster, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include... Sunset Village, Turtle Cove, Ola, Atwater, Walker Mill, Orchard Hill, McDonough, Jackson, Locust Grove, Rover, Logtown, Eudora, Liberty Hill, McElheneys Crossroads, Collier, Juliette, Kelleytown, Molena, Jenkinsburg, and Highland Mills.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTTS, GA ... CRAWFORD, GA ... HENRY, GA ... JASPER, GA ... JONES, GA ... LAMAR, GA ... MERIWETHER, GA ... MONROE, GA ... NEWTON, GA ... PIKE, GA ... ROCKDALE, GA ... SPALDING, GA ... UPSON, GA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
Address/Location
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
401 Justice Blvd
Griffin, GA 30224
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-467-4282
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SPALDING followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning